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France was kicked out of Vietnam causing Vietnam to be independent. United States cancelled free elctions because they were afraid of Ho Chi Minh's power.
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Vietnam blew up our USS Maddox and we fired back at them. May people believed that this was one of the main causes we went into war.
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On the Buddhist holiday of Tet vietcong surprise attacked the U.S. The U.S. fired back much harder and killed twice as many.
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American troops open fired on women and children killing 300-500. It lowered morals and caused many hawks to turn to doves.
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Students at Kent State were protesting about the war in Vietnam. The police were involved and ended up wounding two innocents walking by.
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These papers were a top secret overview of the history of government and their involvment in VIetnam.
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A cease fire is reached and the U.S troops withdraw.
